James Madison University - Bluestone Schoolmaam Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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Enjoying a fall day, Doug Carter takes his pet snake for a walk across the Quad Although no pets were allowed in the resident halls, students often brought pets from off-campus to wander on the Quad. Dili! [(IlillltW BR ft ] «re praclici ing final. Gr lit lay. I qoiie make i us! its I t m i While som at km ... • ' ■ ndj tmiioi grid tiro si [lite lo .-. : r. Itoy, Fnikrsi pba li b| wild nun MiU ■n iti 28 The Quad I

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Commuters board the bus at Godwin Hall bus stop. The bus shuttled off campus residents to and from campus making stops at fifteen minute intervals. Ashby Crossing residents await the arrival of a bus to take them to campus. Several bus routes helped to serve the needs of various apartment complexes near campus. An Ashby Crossing resident runs to catch the bus which is already heading back towards campus Desite crowds and frus- trating waits, commuter relied on the bus to get them to class on ,„ Quotables The school could build a parking garage off my parking tickets alone. Ashley Austin commuter Temporary signs notify student and faculty staff of where they can park without receiving a parking violation. Increased parking needs forced JMU to reorganize the lots. Rultcdgc Commuting 27

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Work or Play What to do on the Quad K Final exams were approaching a nd you needed a place to study. You headed back :o the room only to discover that all the urniture had been placed on your bed be- muse your roommate and some friends were practicing for their Ballroom Danc- ng final. Grudgingly, you trucked off to he library. For some reason you did not juite make it there. It seemed there was iome strong physical attraction to a large reen rectangle. Naturally, you did not try o resist its pull and you located a nice ;hady area and began studying. While some people could not concen- rate because of all the people on the )uad, others found it to be a pleasant itudy environment. The numerous trees provided enough shade to make reading possible and there were many benches scattered throughout the area. As junior Vlary Jayne Lee stated, The Quad is a reat place to go in between classes. It is ' ery relaxing and I can actually get things lone. I like it much better than the ibrary. For other students the Quad was a great )lace to hang out. During the warmer veather many people played frisbee, ossed a football, or watched as their dogs :hased unsuspecting students. With the lumerous activities that occurred, the )uad was an excellent place to scope. It ' s i great place to people-watch, admitted unior Althea Early. For those lucky enough to get a low lousing number, life on the Quad was an ption. Males had a choice between Ashby and Spotswood Halls while the females could live in Ashby. Students who lived on the Quad swore by it. You haven ' t lived until you have lived on the Quad. It is a perfect location for everything and there is always something to do, from sunbathing to ultimate frisbee. My advice to freshman is not to move off campus until you have had a chance to live on the Quad, ex- plained junior Jodi Yingling. Aside from being amidst all the action, the Quad was a central location for many classes. Senior C. Douglas Smith said, I don ' t understand why people would live away from the Quad. In the morning I can just roll out of bed and if I keep rolling, I ' ll hit Jackson for class. Senior Michelle McCord agreed, The Quad is great be- cause everything is so close. All my classes are in Harrison and if I forget something I can go back to my room between classes. While the Quad may have seemed like the ideal place to study, scope or just so- cialize many saw it as a very attractive part of campus. Sophomore Julie Monrad stated, While I enjoy playing frisbee or studying on the Quad, I love the view from Main Street facing Wilson Hall just as the sun is setting. Many students went so far as to say that they were proud of the Quad. Stated junior Robin Parker, The Quad is always the first place I would take some- one visiting JMU. It ' s clearly the most beautiful place on campus. Anna Selden In the shade of one of the trees on the quad, Stafford TJrown reviews notes for an upcoming test. Both the Convenience and the peacefulness of the quad made it perfect place to study between classes. During a mid-afternoon break, Michael Schmitt en- tertains Lisa Jenkins and Terri Smith with his acous- tic guitar. Quad activities ranged from musical enter- tainment to protests to frisbee games. Quotables The Quad is our best escape -- I tend to for- get all about classes there. Stephen Wheat Holick Seated on the rock on the Quad, Dave Duncan stretches in the afternoon sun while talking to MaryLynne Bularo. Students studied, played and socialized on the Quad whenever the weath- er was nice. The Quad 29